Abstract: It is provided a method for optimizing a treatment plan for use in radiation therapy. The method is performed in a treatment planning system and comprises the steps of: obtaining a first quality function of the treatment plan, the first quality function yielding an output value based on an input treatment plan; obtaining a first pair of input values and a slope indicator, the input values associating a value of the first quality function to a value of a score; constructing a score function that maps values of the first quality function to values of the score by fitting a curve to the first pair of input values and the slope indicator; and optimizing the treatment plan with respect to the score function, by varying the treatment plan such that the value of the score function is either improved or constrained to a feasible range of score values.

Abstract: It is provided a method for optimizing a treatment plan for use in radiation therapy. The method is performed in a treatment planning system and comprises the steps of: obtaining a first quality function of the treatment plan, the first quality function yielding an output value based on an input treatment plan; obtaining a first pair of input values and a slope indicator, the input values associating a value of the first quality function to a value of a score; constructing a score function that maps values of the first quality function to values of the score by fitting a curve to the first pair of input values and the slope indicator; and optimizing the treatment plan with respect to the score function, by varying the treatment plan such that the value of the score function is either improved or constrained to a feasible range of score values.

Abstract: The present invention relates an input controller (100) for interacting with a virtual environment, and more specifically to an input controller comprising a first body (102) and a second body (104) connected to the first body, wherein the first body comprises a first input device (106) and the second body comprises a second input device (108). The first input device provides input control to the virtual environment with a first movement with at least 5 degrees of freedom in the virtual environment, the first movement being a relative movement, and the second input device provides input control to the virtual environment with a second movement with at least 2 degrees of freedom in the virtual environment, the second movement being an absolute movement.

Abstract: The present invention relates an input controller (100) for interacting with a virtual environment, and more specifically to an input controller comprising a first body (102) and a second body (104) connected to the first body, wherein the first body comprises a first input device (106) and the second body comprises a second input device (108). The first input device provides input control to the virtual environment with a first movement with at least 5 degrees of freedom in the virtual environment, the first movement being a relative movement, and the second input device provides input control to the virtual environment with a second movement with at least 2 degrees of freedom in the virtual environment, the second movement being an absolute movement.

Abstract: Method for optimising the placement of at least two pieces of information in at least one display section of a display area managed by a system, wherein said system communicates with an Information Optimization Center through the sending and receiving of packets of instructions and/or requests, wherein said packets of instructions comprise data regarding a location of at least one piece of information and instructions regarding at least two pieces of information are sent in the same packet.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method comprising measurement on a fuel channel (14) of fuel assemblies (8) for nuclear boiling water reactors. The method comprises that: the measurement is done by the use of a non-destructive inductive eddy current measurement method, the measurement is done on a fuel channel (14) which has been used at least a certain time during operation in the core of a nuclear boiling water reactor, the measurement is done when the fuel channel (14) is located in water, the measurement is done on different places on the fuel channel (14), wherein through the method at least the hydride content of the fuel channel (14) at said places is determined. The method can be used in order to find out how shadow corrosion from a neighboring control rod influences the properties of the fuel channel (14).

Abstract: Human parvovirus, genus Bocavirus, associated with respiratory tract infections in children. Nucleic acid and polypeptide sequences of the virus. Methods and products for diagnosing past or present infection of bocavirus in an individual e.g., by serology testing. Viral nucleic acid, polypeptide and/or viral particles for generating immune response in an individual, including vaccine compositions.

Abstract: A steering wheel arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a steering column having a first end for cooperation with a steering wheel and a second end for cooperation with a vehicle steering mechanism. The steering wheel arrangement further includes a suspension arrangement for the steering column. The suspension arrangement includes two pivot joints and is pivotally connected to the steering column via a third pivot joint, the first, second and third pivot joints including first, second and third locking arrangements, respectively. The steering wheel arrangement has thus three adjustable pivot points where only one or two of the three pivot joints are adjustable in a first step depressing a foot pedal to a first position and only the remaining of the three pivot joints are adjustable in a second step depressing the foot pedal to a second position which implies that the adjustments can be made in a secure way by the driver during the ride.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer-readable medium for determining the upper bound of the end-to-end delay of a multiframe flow in a multihop Ethernet network. Flows are characterized by the generalized multiframe model, the route of each flow is pre-specified and the output queue of each link schedules Ethernet frames by static-priority scheduling.

Abstract: In a plant for controlling an equipment (4) adapted to carry out a process a superior arrangement (1) exists and has a first interface (2) to a programming unit (3) and a second interface (5) between the process equipment (4) and the arrangement. The arrangement has members (6) for transmitting information between the two interfaces. A memory member (9) adapted to store important data required for describing and defining the process of the process equipment is arranged in the process equipment itself. The arrangement (1) is provided with a rule data base (8) and a text data base (7) containing a configuration file for communication between the process equipment and the arrangement through the second interface by utilising a general process application protocol and a text file, respectively, adapted to the format of said data in the memory member of the process equipment.

Abstract: Device for vehicles that includes an electrical cable mat (1), an ignition lock (11, 16), and an antenna (9). The antenna (9) is arranged adjacent to the ignition lock which interacts with a transmit/receive device. The antenna is further arranged to communicate with a key (25) dedicated to the ignition lock (11, 16). The antenna (9) is directly electrically integrated into the cable mat (1) thereby enabling the ignition lock (11, 16) and the antenna (9) to be assembled into one unit by means of coupling means (20-22). An electrical cable bunch for a motor vehicle is also provided intended to interact with an electronic antitheft-system including an antenna for receiving signals from an ignition key dedicated to the vehicle and an electronic unit which processes the signals from the antenna with the antenna being integrated contactlessly in the cable bunch.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method to identify message sequences occurring in a computer or communication system. The present invention defines and detects undesirable sequence of messages, suppresses generation of undesirable sequences, and, if necessary, causes the termination of the execution of generating program module, or otherwise inhibiting the source of the undesirable message sequence. A report, indicating the messages generated as part of the undesirable message sequence and the generating program module and related information is provided. Message sequences transmitted to and from one program module to another program module may be tracked. In tracking messages, a starting message point may be set and all subsequent message transmittals may be included in a message depth and sequence depth count.

Abstract: A position-sensing unit for determining a relative position in one or more dimensions of two units. One or more position-sensing units can be used in a multidimensional pointer, such as a control lever, for controlling a position in up to six dimensions of, e.g., and object on a display. A position-sensing unit comprises a radiation source, a detector and a screen element arranged in the beam path for partial screening off of radiation. The radiation source and the detector comprise individual or separate fields for emitting or detecting radiation, in which case it is possible to distinguish radiation associated with one field from radiation associated with other fields. The determination of a position is carried out based on a comparison between the intensities of non-screened-off radiation associated with the different fields.

Abstract: Apparatus is disclosed for protecting the driver of a motor vehicle including a steering bracket for supporting the main steering shaft of the motor vehicle, the steering bracket including a first portion mounted on the body of the motor vehicle and a second portion mounted on the main steering shaft, the first and second portions being relatively displaceable with respect to each other, an energy absorbing tube which includes a number of grooves having different deformation resistances, a knife mounted adjacent to the energy absorbing tube so that upon relative displacement of the two portions of the steering bracket, the knife moves along one of the grooves, and a controller for setting the position of the knife with respect to one of the grooves whereby the deformation resistance of the energy absorbing tube can be adjusted by the controller.